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enA Few Miles From Mobile, A Wealth Of History, Nature — And Dangerhttp://kuow.org/post/few-miles-mobile-wealth-history-nature-and-danger
<em>This summer, </em>Morning Edition<em> is taking you on adventures off the beaten path — trails that transport us to a special, hidden place. We start just minutes from downtown Mobile, Ala., at the point where five rivers converge in the Mobile Bay Delta. With our trail guide, we discover centuries of history, and biodiversity like no other place in the country.</em><p>This trail will be by water, and starting at the point where five rivers empty into Mobile Bay.Mon, 06 Jul 2015 07:46:00 +0000Debbie Elliott59015 at http://kuow.orgA Few Miles From Mobile, A Wealth Of History, Nature — And DangerBP Agrees To Fork Over Nearly $19B For Role In Gulf Oil Spillhttp://kuow.org/post/bp-agrees-fork-over-nearly-19b-role-gulf-oil-spill
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=BP+Agrees+To+Fork+Over+Nearly+%2419B+For+Role+In+Gulf+Oil+Spill&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: <p>Five years after a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, oil giant BP has agreed to pay nearly $19 billion in a settlement announced today by Gulf Coast states and the federal government. The deal pays for harm from BP's Gulf oil spill - the worst in U.S.Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:23:00 +0000Debbie Elliott58808 at http://kuow.org'Hate Won't Win': Shock and Mourning In Charlestonhttp://kuow.org/post/hate-wont-win-shock-and-mourning-charleston
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27Hate+Won%27t+Win%27%3A+Shock+and+Mourning+In+Charleston&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDExNDE2ODUyMDEzNjkxNjcyNDgxNWNhMg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>This weekend, the city of Charleston is remembering the nine people who were killed this week in one of the South's oldest black churches. The U.S. Justice Department says it will investigate the case as both a hate crime and a possible act of domestic terrorism.Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:35:00 +0000Debbie Elliott58040 at http://kuow.orgCharleston, S.C., Residents Gather Outside Church To Mourn Victimshttp://kuow.org/post/charleston-sc-residents-gather-outside-church-mourn-victims
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Charleston%2C+S.C.%2C+Residents+Gather+Outside+Church+To+Mourn+Victims&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>Here in Charleston, S.C., the city is still reeling in the aftermath of Wednesday's mass shooting at a historic black church. Nine parishioners are dead.Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:51:00 +0000Debbie Elliott58019 at http://kuow.orgAs States Ready Disaster Plans, Feds Urge Them To Consider Climate Changehttp://kuow.org/post/states-ready-disaster-plans-feds-urge-them-consider-climate-change
The Atlantic hurricane season starts next month — a time when coastal states have their disaster plans at the ready.Tue, 19 May 2015 21:57:00 +0000Debbie Elliott56135 at http://kuow.orgAs States Ready Disaster Plans, Feds Urge Them To Consider Climate ChangeA Town Divided Over The Next Chapter Of An Iconic Harper Lee Bookhttp://kuow.org/post/town-divided-over-next-chapter-iconic-harper-lee-book
Business is brisk at the Ole Curiosities and Book Shoppe, a block off the town square in Monroeville, Ala.<p>Jennifer Brinkley and her friend Leigh Mikovch are at the counter, putting in a pre-order for <em>Go Set a Watchman</em>, the much anticipated forthcoming book from Harper Lee.<p>"We're big Harper Lee fans and <em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em> fans," Brinkley says.<p>Both are writers from Bowling Green, Ky. They're visiting Monroeville for the annual Alabama Writers Symposium.Mon, 04 May 2015 09:37:00 +0000Debbie Elliott55129 at http://kuow.orgA Town Divided Over The Next Chapter Of An Iconic Harper Lee Book5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Experts Debate Damage To Ecosystemhttp://kuow.org/post/five-years-after-bp-oil-spill-experts-debate-damage-ecosystem
At the Gulf State Park Pier in Orange Beach, Ala., Wetzel Wood casts his fishing line into the rough surf of the Gulf of Mexico. He pulls his bait, a cigar minnow, through the water just beyond where the waves break for the shore.<p>"On a good day you'd catch king mackerel, Spanish mackerel," he says. Wood first learned to fish at the pier with his grandfather in 1969. "I've seen a lot of different things out here. It's been wonderful."<p>But one of the worst was five years ago, when oil was spewing from BP's out-of-control well for nearly three months.Tue, 21 Apr 2015 21:37:00 +0000Debbie Elliott54351 at http://kuow.org5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Experts Debate Damage To Ecosystem5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Effects Linger And Recovery Is Slowhttp://kuow.org/post/5-years-after-bp-oil-spill-effects-linger-and-recovery-slow
Five years ago, BP's out-of-control oil well deep in the Gulf of Mexico exploded. Eleven workers were killed on the Deepwater Horizon rig. But it was more than a deadly accident — the blast unleashed the nation's worst offshore environmental catastrophe.<p>In the spring and summer of 2010, oil gushed from the Macondo well for nearly three months.Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:47:00 +0000Debbie Elliott54231 at http://kuow.org5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Effects Linger And Recovery Is SlowSouthern Baptists Don't Shy Away From Talking About Their Racist Pasthttp://kuow.org/post/southern-baptists-dont-shy-away-talking-about-their-racist-past
Southern Baptist leaders were supposed to be talking about bioethics this week at a summit in Nashville, Tenn. That changed in December after a New York grand jury declined to return an indictment in the police choking death of Eric Garner.<p>When Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, sent out tweets expressing his shock, there was pushback.Sat, 28 Mar 2015 00:32:00 +0000Debbie Elliott52906 at http://kuow.orgSouthern Baptists Don't Shy Away From Talking About Their Racist PastInvestigation Continues Into Crash Of Blackhawk Military Helicopter In Fla.http://kuow.org/post/investigation-continues-crash-blackhawk-military-helicopter-fla
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Investigation+Continues+Into+Crash+Of+Blackhawk+Military+Helicopter+In+Fla.&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MzM1ODU4MDEzMTg5NjcxOTBkZGJhOA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: <p>There is a search underway in Northwest Florida after an Army helicopter crashed last night. Human remains have washed ashore and 11 service members are feared dead.Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:54:00 +0000Debbie Elliott51877 at http://kuow.orgObama Evokes The 'Eternal Struggle' In Selmahttp://kuow.org/post/obama-evokes-eternal-struggle-selma
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Obama+Evokes+The+%27Eternal+Struggle%27+In+Selma&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA1MTczMTM4MDEyNzM1OTUxMzg5ZDUyMw004)"/></div><p>Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:10:00 +0000Debbie Elliott51629 at http://kuow.orgNew Museum Depicts 'The Life Of A Slave From Cradle To The Tomb'http://kuow.org/post/new-museum-depicts-life-slave-cradle-tomb
The section of Louisiana's serpentine River Road that tracks along the Mississippi between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is known as "Plantation Alley." The restored antebellum mansions along the route draw hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.<p>The newest attraction aims to give visitors a realistic look at life in the pre-Civil War South.Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:28:00 +0000Debbie Elliott51115 at http://kuow.orgNew Museum Depicts 'The Life Of A Slave From Cradle To The Tomb'Ruling May Force Ala. Probate Judges To Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenseshttp://kuow.org/post/ruling-may-force-ala-probate-judges-issue-same-sex-marriage-licenses
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Ruling+May+Force+Ala.+Probate+Judges+To+Issue+Same-Sex+Marriage+Licenses&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA3NzMxMTkxMDEzMDkyOTU3ODRmYjc2Mg001)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: <p>In Alabama, judges have been split over whether to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Today a federal judge in Mobile County ruled that a probate judge there must start issuing the licenses.Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:26:00 +0000Debbie Elliott50158 at http://kuow.orgAfter Ruling, Alabama Faces Hodgepodge Of Same-Sex Marriage Policieshttp://kuow.org/post/after-ruling-alabama-faces-hodgepodge-same-sex-marriage-policies
Gay rights advocates have asked a federal court to order probate judges in Alabama to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Meanwhile, some couples staged a sit-in, of sorts, outside the Mobile County courthouse. <div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR.Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:50:00 +0000Debbie Elliott50001 at http://kuow.orgAlabama Joins 36 States In Allowing Same-Sex Marriagehttp://kuow.org/post/alabama-joins-36-states-allowing-same-sex-marriage
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Alabama+Joins+36+States+In+Allowing+Same-Sex+Marriage&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODM0MDY4MDEyMTY4NDA3MzI3YjkzMw004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>We begin this hour in Alabama, where some same-sex couples were able to get married for the first time today. The marriages began after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a federal ruling that struck down the state's gay marriage ban.Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:48:00 +0000Debbie Elliott49906 at http://kuow.org